AngloGold, unions ink AIDS deal
South African-based AngloGold and five labour unions have signed an agreement to minimize the impact of HIV/AIDS in the workplace.The unions include the National Union of Mineworkers, MWU Solidarity, …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Mining charter ‘unacceptable’ says Anglo
The South African government’s Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Bill would see black-controlled businesses own 51% of all new mines in the country within 10 years, an arrangement Anglo Ame…
Nevada Star hunts for PGEs
Anchorage, Alaska — Nevada Star Resource (NEV-V) has assembled a prospective nickel/copper/platinum-group-metal land package on the southern flanks of the Alaska range, 402 km northeast of here.The p…
AurionGold rejects cash-sweetened bid
Vancouver — Directors of Australian miner AurionGold are sticking to their guns and advising shareholders to reject a revised, hostile bid from Placer Dome (PDG-T).With falling gold prices knocking P…
Phelps Dodge takes loss in quarter (August 05, 2002)
Copper producer Phelps Dodge (PD-N) lost money in the three months ended June 30 but was able to reduce operating and overhead costs and clear off debt.The Arizona-based company booked a loss of US$36…
News – 05-AUG-02
Silver demand slated to rise
As the global economy improves this year, demand for silver should recover from 2001 levels, according to World Silver Survey 2002, published by the Washington, D.C.-based Silver Institute.Silver fabr…
Proposals sink SA shares
The stocks of South African-based miners headed south during the report period ended July 30 as political risk made a stark reappearance.In a document leaked to a Johannesburg-based web site in late J…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (August 05, 2002)
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The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (August 05, 2002)
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Anglo ups Vanguardia stake
South African giant AngloGold (AU-N) has doubled to 92.5% its stake in the Cerro Vanguardia mine in Argentina’s Santa Cruz province, snapping up Perez Companc International’s 46.25% holding for US$90 …
Stillwater down, but not out
Carrying the load of a second mine without the aid of similar metal prices, Stillwater Mining (SWC-N) earned half as much in the second quarter as it did in the comparable period of 2001.Net earnings …